In an unknown place.
The surrounding flames were waving furiously, the Guardian Headquarters turned to ashes, a group of women stood on the defensive before an imposing figure.
There were four people facing him.
The man analyzed the words of a figure, it was powerful, he had blocked his attack.
To him, she deserved his attention.
"It's nice to meet the person who delayed my plans, I am the leader of a certain organization, I have come to eliminate your interference" the man spoke slowly.
The woman stared at him suspiciously, she had an idea what he was referring to, but she wanted to confirm it.
"What did I do to interfere with their plans? If their demands are not satisfied, they will force me to be hostile" the voice full of authority underlined his seriousness.
The man smiled through his covered face.
"You, an ant, think you can go against me? How funny!" he thought amused, he had met someone very interesting.
He looked around counting how many people there were.
He tried to kill them with his previous attack, but the woman's defenses protected them, he lamented, he would have to focus on fighting everyone if he wanted to achieve his goal, he disliked wasting his time.
"I have received reports that the Misaki tourist area is still active, if the information is correct, the hotel companies gave up working here a long time ago, they had sold their branches, that meant that two days ago they should have started the renovations, but it turns out that the ROC contractors decided to maintain activities even though it was against the plan, isn't it strange?" he said looking at the woman's face, Sarah looked at her aunt worried about her.
"After investigating who instigated that disappointment, it turns out that he died a day ago, one of the co-leaders of the King companies, Kaome King, lost her life in an accident, the cause, a brake failure, and after searching the reasons for the accident I find out about an assassination attempt in the King mansion, it's very funny, so much so that the rest you should already know" he commented preparing his sword.
Sarah thought about the information received.
Kaome King went against the enemy's plans by keeping the hotels running, but these hotels were broke, which explained the high prices.
So, they expected someone to stay, who would stay? Only someone with a lot of influence and money would do it, however, in Misaki, tourism had been rooted out, is what she understood.
The subject mentioned that it happened a few days ago, right around the time that she had reached Misaki.
Did Kagome know of his arrival?
She looked at her aunt with a doubtful look, she nodded in response, she knew what her niece was thinking.
Sarah understood.
Her aunt had made deals with Kagome King to find information on her relative, that would explain why she got information so quickly, the kidnapping had only been a few weeks, having details about what happened after it had been strange due to the time, Kaome suspected the investigation and discovered the truth of his relative, that made him pressure his aunt, surely she had to confess to keep the deal, knowing who the data would be for, he prepared a scenario where he would meet the main interested party, that is, Sarah, however , his plan had failed, there were variables that were not taken into account.
Sarah smiled proudly at her aunt, she guessed that her aunt mixed lies and truths in her confession, and Kagome trusted.
The variables were his companions.
Sarah went on missions alone, never accompanied.
She was sure that if she had come alone she would have stayed in those hotels due to the urgency of looking for her relative, but having companions changed the situation.
That explained why the search quest for his familiar called for a group of 3 or more, instead of 1 or 2 people as the norm should be.
The expense of spending the night with three people was too much even for someone like her, which would force her to look for cheaper places.
The mission had been set a week after her familiar disappeared, which implied that since that moment Kagome knew of her existence and hoped to meet her.
Kagome King was close to having the water relic in her hands, but her aunt's actions changed the situation
All things considered, that move really brought a lot of consequences.
Almost all for Sarah's benefit.
His expression turned serious, the enemy forming flames around him.
"Your silence makes you guilty, now die" the katana glowed brightly, Sarah's friends launched water attacks to distract
Total Focus Style: Absolute energy beam.
When the young woman was going to attack, a beam of concentrated energy swept the place, the enemy figure disappeared from sight, the energy moved more than 100 meters before stopping, the origin of the attack was a woman.
He smiled complicitly, the young woman reciprocated
Then threads of energy connected with the bodies of Sarah and her companions.
A voice came to their minds.
"I have used my techniques to give you support, focus on keeping the enemy in his place, the women behind will remove the seal of the barrier so he can escape, leave no openings or he will win" with the words said a large flow of energy covered them, they felt refreshed.
They prepared their techniques.
A dagger was thrown at Sarah by Karin, she thanked running towards the opponent, the older woman concentrated on something, the others launched their attacks.
Movement attribute; Sea Lion Style: Ocean Currents.
Piercing Attribute; Water Serpent Style: Bullet Multiplication.
A barrage of attacks lashed out at the opponent, behind, streams of water stretched out in various directions.
Sarah had advanced several meters before jumping over one of the currents, her speed increased drastically, in a few moments she had her opponent a meter away, with her shining dagger she prepared a distance attack technique, she would not allow the repetition of the attack. situation from before with his wound.
Temperature Attribute: Final Assassination Style: Ice Prison.
Her mission was to restrain him, so it wasn't up to her or her friends to do harm.
With a bluish glow a lightning bolt came out from the tip of the dagger colliding with the opponent's fire, the enemy was deflecting the water bullets so he used his flames to block Sarah's blow.
The temperature dropped several degrees, the ground was covered with frost, ice emerged from the surroundings, the man's gaze shifted from the ice to the bullet attacks, then he closed his eyes.
A great force of energy shook the air, the girl's surprised face turned to terror.
The water currents moved it away, in a sigh flames enveloped the man forming a giant dome, inside the ice evaporated.
Sarah cursed and backed away.
A red glow came from the dome towards her, using the water on her feet she jumped, a cut removed the current from where she had been leaning, followed by an explosion, almost immediately, a flaming ball spun from the ground propelling itself forward. the young woman
Total Concentration Style: Absolute chains.
Sarah placed her dagger between the attack and her preparing her ice attack, however, chains emerged from the ground taking the sphere of flames.
The sphere dispersed showing a figure supported by each of its extremities.
Her aunt had finished the technique, but still with a serious face she was preparing another one, Sarah's companions ran to her location to support her.
The girl let out a sigh, a deep voice shook her mind, she looked at the man who had started to speak.
-They keep fighting even though they know they are going to die, I hate that type of person, you make me want to destroy everything- the young woman's eyebrows knitted, she was annoyed by the comment.
Then, flames erupted from the enemy figure and charged at the girl, she used her dagger infused with an attribute to defend herself.
Something was heard being torn apart.
The women on the ground screamed, her aunt watched everything showing a look of pain, Sarah's expression was one of fear.
The attack had finished her, it passed through her body creating a red line a few meters away, for some reason, the flames did not move, they were still, piercing her.
The look of fear was still present in the girl letting her arms fall, the look of the man was marked in her heart, those eyes that had defeated her without resistance.
His mind replayed all the times he had lost understanding a cruel truth.
The one who had come to kill them was not someone one should mess with, in their eyes, it was a devil.
Total Concentration Style: Master Prison.
"I didn't come here to kill you, but take my warning, if you don't want to lose everything, run away from this city, very soon, no one will be able to do it" the subject's threatening look made Sarah have for her life, after speaking, the flames were destroyed, energy emerged from the surroundings encasing the opponent in a cube.
Sarah fell with a blank mind, the man's words went through her head, those eyes, the feelings in her chest, everything swirled in a sea that little by little made her lose consciousness.
Her friends arrived in time to hold her up.
Safe, they used recovery on her. She was still breathing, but her wound was difficult to treat, if she had hit a vital organ, she would have died, her faces had mixed feelings.
The older woman closed her eyes letting out a tear, her companions shouted and she nodded seriously.
"Flee from this barrier! A place to escape has been opened! Take care of my niece for me! It's an order!" the woman's voice echoed in her heads, they watched the situation with hopeless eyes.
The energy prison had been broken, the opponent fell in a bullet of fire to the ground, the ground was cracked, there was rubble everywhere, wounded and dead roamed the area, it was the signal to surrender, there was no salvation if they stayed .
Regretful of not fulfilling their leader's wishes, the women nodded to the Head of Headquarters, taking Sarah with them, they ran through the field, the fire bullet crashed into the ground, a flame covered the area, the barrier was shaking, they were closing it. .
However, the 7 women working for Hadame sufficiently neutralized the man's attempt to seal the barrier.
Shaken by a stormy flow and knocked unconscious, Sarah and her friends escaped.
Then the barrier closed.
Hadame had a smile of relief as her defenses were destroyed, she mourned the deaths of her slain companions, and when the man stood before her, she closed her eyes, a wish arose.
"I would have liked to see you married, to watch that boy grow up to become a man, I'm sorry to have to leave my family like this, please survive, I love you" thought the woman looking into the eyes of her murderer.
Blood fell to the ground, a flaming sword pierced a heart, a man held it in the air with distant eyes, made a prayer and left the body on the ground.
A figure walked away with a churning stomach, upset by what had happened.
That smile on the face of his target caused a sea of emotions, loaded with that defiant look, made him feel helpless.
With a bittersweet taste and thinking that he had lost, he disappeared.
His mission was over.
Next chapter: Tears of a frozen heart.